CANADA STOCKS-TSX set to open higher after peaceful Crimea vote

March 17 (Reuters) - Stock futures pointed to a higher opening for Canada's main stock index
after Sunday's referendum in Crimea, in which voters overwhelmingly voted to join Russia, passed
without violence. June futures on the S&P TSX index were up 0.32 percent at 0715 ET.

Monthly securities investment data is due at 0830 ET

Stocks edged lower on Friday as worries about the crisis in Ukraine and fears of a slowdown
in economic growth in China weighed on investor sentiment.

The ratio of Canadian household debt to income in the fourth quarter of 2013 slipped from a
record high while net worth rose, bolstering the Bank of Canada's belief that the housing market
is in for a soft landing.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper said on Friday he would visit Ukraine on March 22 to meet with
the country's interim government and show support for Kiev during the Crimea crisis.

The U.S. Federal Deposit Insurance Corp sued 16 of the world's largest banks on Friday,
including Royal Bank of Canada, accusing them of cheating dozens of other now defunct
banks by manipulating the Libor interest rate.